Import/export HS code 292241: Lysine and its esters; salts

Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 33,516,850
China 31,834,824
Germany 9,871,001
Switzerland 4,204,697
Indonesia 3,661,089

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 20,973,370 12,543,480 -8,429,890
China 16,084,251 15,750,573 -333,678
Germany 5,234,210 4,636,791 -597,419
Switzerland 2,500,907 1,703,790 -797,117
Indonesia 1,736,739 1,924,350 +187,611
India 2,411,266 800,389 -1,610,877
France 2,247,260 588,660 -1,658,600
Brazil 192,866 1,881,165 +1,688,299
South Korea 426,160 1,217,428 +791,268
Belgium 604,214 38,534 -565,680

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 45,646,844
United States 16,474,537
Germany 8,258,503
Indonesia 4,750,698
South Korea 3,834,146

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 24,346,912 21,299,932 -3,046,980
United States 9,628,569 6,845,968 -2,782,601
Germany 5,249,814 3,008,689 -2,241,125
Indonesia 1,772,312 2,978,386 +1,206,074
South Korea 1,555,492 2,278,654 +723,162
France 3,097,021 470,737 -2,626,284
India 2,411,266 818,856 -1,592,410
Brazil 204,691 1,913,591 +1,708,900
Singapore 0 246,247 +246,247
Netherlands 37,541 123,856 +86,315

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Cheshire 4
North Yorkshire 4
Greater Manchester 3

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,720,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,416,330
Other 12,703,236
Air transport 1,015,504
Road transport 432,342

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,692,636 26,027,703 -1,664,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,715,416 12,700,914 -4,014,502
Other 9,763,501 2,939,735 -6,823,766
Air transport 458,772 556,732 +97,960
Road transport 39,119 393,223 +354,104

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 21,917,117
Felixstowe 16,030,060
000 12,703,236
London 10,209,066
Belfast Port 6,924,934

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 10,448,170 11,468,947 +1,020,777
Felixstowe 8,990,942 7,039,118 -1,951,824
000 9,763,501 2,939,735 -6,823,766
London 6,159,233 4,049,833 -2,109,400
Belfast Port 2,107,040 4,817,894 +2,710,854
London Gateway Port 3,185,145 2,533,539 -651,606
Southampton 2,830,360 1,709,352 -1,121,008
Liverpool Docks 2,732,348 1,572,475 -1,159,873
Killingholme 1,136,752 2,549,971 +1,413,219
Grangemouth Docks 1,499,193 1,291,617 -207,576

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Manufacture of food products
14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
8
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 15
2026-03 11
2026-02 13
2026-01 18

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 26
1m-15m 17
Other 8
15m-54m 6
0-1m 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 4,158,895
Netherlands 265,723
United States 127,925
Denmark 96,603
France 85,708

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 2,136,479 2,022,416 -114,063
Netherlands 170,622 95,101 -75,521
United States 19,169 108,756 +89,587
Denmark 46,250 50,353 +4,103
France 85,708 0 -85,708
Austria 7,453 66,788 +59,335
Hungary 47,484 21,911 -25,573
Belgium 68,082 1,053 -67,029
Poland 33,685 35,078 +1,393
Saudi Arabia 16,180 15,913 -267

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 2,015,585
XI 1,963,328
Netherlands 14,585
France 3,106
Belgium 1,491

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 920,025 1,095,560 +175,535
XI 1,103,137 860,191 -242,946
Netherlands 9,570 5,015 -4,555
France 3,106 0 -3,106
Belgium 1,491 0 -1,491
Germany 665 0 -665

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,998,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 692,011
Air transport 349,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,086

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 2,037,994 1,960,766 -77,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 489,397 202,614 -286,783
Air transport 102,624 246,593 +143,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,832 65,254 -34,578

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,998,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 421,293
London Heathrow Airport 151,895
Holyhead 122,914
ZLC 117,018

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 2,037,994 1,960,766 -77,228
Dover / Eurotunnel 322,871 98,422 -224,449
London Heathrow Airport 19,036 132,859 +113,823
Holyhead 95,309 27,605 -67,704
ZLC 59,623 57,395 -2,228
Immingham Docks 70,316 885 -69,431
Hull 0 59,345 +59,345
Manchester Airport 14,244 38,259 +24,015
Liverpool Docks 22,772 24,471 +1,699
Felixstowe 40,025 2,745 -37,280

Quick facts

HS code: 292241

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed